Features new to Windows 8: Difference between revisions

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Additionally, Windows Explorer features a redesigned preview pane that takes advantage of widescreen layouts and the "Up" button removed from Windows Explorer in [[Windows Vista]] and [[Windows 7]] is now included in the interface.<ref name="Explorer Improvements" />

Windows Explorer will feature a new user interface for copying and moving files, offering both a simplified interface and an advanced interface for users to monitor the speed of the operations. Users now view all simultaneuossimultaneous file operations in one consolidated window, and can pause file operations in progress.<ref>[http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/23/improving-our-file-management-basics-copy-move-rename-and-delete.aspx "Improving our file management basics: copy, move, rename and delete"]. Building Windows 8.</ref> A new interface has also been introduced for managing file name collisions in a file operation, allowing users to easily control which conflictedconflicting files are copied.<ref>[http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/26/designing-the-windows-8-file-name-collision-experience.aspx "Designing the Windows 8 file name collision experience"]. Building Windows 8.</ref>

Windows Explorer can now mount [[ISO image|ISO]] and [[VHD (file format)|VHD]] files as virtual drives.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accessing data in ISO and VHD files|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/30/accessing-data-in-iso-and-vhd-files.aspx}}</ref>